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'Why were you looking at that girl?'

DEFINITION: n. A person who wants to monopolize all of someone's love and tries to prevent them from sharing it with others.v. To monopolize someone's love.

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Amoravore

Created by: Koekbroer

Pronunciation: am-or-a-vor

Sentence: Rachel gets jealous just when Doug goes through checkout if the checkout person is female. She is a bit of an amoravore

Etymology: "amora" from the Latin for word "amore" (love); "vore" as in eater.

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Monopoleyes

Created by: serendipity9000

Pronunciation: mon-op-oh-lies

Sentence: She wants to monopoleyes me - I am not allowed to look at anyone else.

Etymology: monopoly (exclusive rights to sell something) + eyes (implying you can only look at one person). Also a play on the word monopolize.

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Themissus

Created by: Bulletchewer

Pronunciation: the-miss-iss

Sentence: Heff wanted to spread the love, amongst other pestilences, but themissus was adamant that they were "meant to be together" and some other soppy nonsense.

Etymology: Because it's pretty much the normal behavior of women who think not being a sex-object appeals to men.

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COMMENTS:

Obvious? Maybe the themister works too. - Stevenson0, 2007-04-17: 12:56:00

See sexist etymology (just below the word "nonsense") for rebuttal. - Bulletchewer, 2007-04-17: 13:12:00

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Sin-wat

Created by: vonnegut

Pronunciation: sin-wat

Sentence: "As your husband, I'll want all your love for myself." She stared at me with widening eyes. "A sin-wat!"... "I will not marry a sin-wat." She stood. "Goodbye." "Good-bye?" I was crushed.

Etymology: Created by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., for Cat's Cradle, published in 1963.

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Gloverness

Created by: bookowl

Pronunciation: glove/ur/ness

Sentence: A gloverness takes charge of a relationship and never lets it out of her sight.

Etymology: governess + love

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Greedyneedy

ohwtepph

Created by: ohwtepph

Pronunciation: gree - dee - nee - dee

Sentence: Men always break up with greedyneedys.

Etymology: greedy (having an excessive desire over something) + needy (in a condition of extreme want)

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Amorder

Created by: lumina

Pronunciation: amor-der

Sentence: Alex knew from the start that Linda was a bit controlling. His friends warned him, but he prided himself in making his own decisions about women. It was when Linda started to amorder him around that he exited..."stage left."

Etymology: amor:Spanish for Love order: to demand

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COMMENTS:

Welcome back, lumina...you light up my life...wait that was an old song.... - Nosila, 2009-11-03: 23:43:00

metrohumanx Hail, Luminati! - metrohumanx, 2009-11-04: 04:26:00

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Hyperphiliac

Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: high-purr-FILL-ee-ack

Sentence: Alex dumped his hyperphiliac girlfriend after she lambasted him for talking to his plants.

Etymology: hyper- (overmuch) + -phil- (love) -iac (person ending). Resembles "haemophiliac" and "hyperglycemia".

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Slaveheart

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: slayve-hart

Sentence: Mark was an obsessive slaveheart, becoming insanely jealous over Leigh Ann even spending time with her beloved Verbotomy.

Etymology: slave, brave heart

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COMMENTS:

Love the sentence! - toadstool57, 2007-04-17: 07:45:00

Almost as perfect as the film, which, contrary to mindless popular belief, is more than a wee bit better than Lord of the Rings. - Bulletchewer, 2007-04-17: 08:18:00

I know a mindless popular who was a swoonatic for Mel Gibson until she found out he was a cathaholic. - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-17: 18:07:00

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Loveleech

Created by: meatloafster

Pronunciation: love + leech

Sentence: Sara's such a loveleech. I feel like she's got me by the balls.

Etymology: Someone who leeches love.

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COMMENTS:

lovelee - galwaywegian, 2007-04-17: 07:04:00

petaj Seems both you and Sara are suckers for love. - petaj, 2007-04-17: 07:19:00

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-17: 04:50:00
Today's definition was suggested by Kurt Vonnegut and first appeared in his novel Cat's Cradle.
Thank you Mr. Vonnegut! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-18: 02:28:00
See the top 4 words of the day at Why were you looking at that girl? ~ James

- 2008-04-20: 01:04:00
good stuffing

- 2008-04-20: 01:08:00
hairy!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2008-06-24: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by Kurt Vonnegut and first appeared in his novel Cat's Cradle.
Thank you Mr. Vonnegut! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-11-03: 00:06:00
Today's definition was suggested by vonnegut. Thank you vonnegut. ~ James

lumina - 2009-11-04: 17:09:00
Thanks for the welcome back Nos. Totally forgot about this fun place. Time to sharpen my verbotomizing skills again. Helloooo methrohumanx!